| Acts and
Legislation |
| Australasian Legal
Information Institute |
| The Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII) provides
free internet access to Australasian legal materials.
AustLII's broad public policy agenda is to improve access to justice
through better access to information. To that end, we have
become one of the largest sources of legal materials on the net,
with over 20 gigabytes of raw text materials and over 4 million
searchable documents. |
| Building Code
of Australia |
| Online access to the Building Code of Australia. The BCA
contains technical provisions for the design and construction of
buildings and other structures, covering such matters as structure,
fire resistance, access and egress, services and equipment, and
certain aspects of health and amenity. |
| Consumer Affairs
Victoria |
| Consumer Affairs Victoria (CAV) protects and promotes the
interests of consumers.
To do this we:
- review and advise Government on consumer legislation and
industry codes
- advise and education consumers, tenants, traders and landlords
on their rights, responsibilities and changes to the law
- register and license businesses and occupations
- conciliate disputes between consumers and traders, tenants and
landlords
- enforce and ensure compliance with consumer laws.
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| Housing Industry
Association |
| HIA is the largest
building industry association in Australia supporting the businesses
and interests of builders, contractors, manufacturers and business
partners in the industry. |
| Victorian
Legislation |
| Directory of Victorian Acts and Statutory Rules |
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Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal |
| VCAT was created on 1 July 1998 and amalgamated 15 boards and
tribunals to offer a one stop shop dealing with a range of disputes,
providing Victorians with access to civil justice system which is
modern, accessible, efficient and cost effective.
VCAT deals with disputes about:
- purchase and supply of goods
- credit
- discrimination
- domestic building works
- guardianship and administration
- disability services
- legal profession services
- residential tenancies
- retail tenancies
VCAT also deals with disputes between people and government
(State/Local) in areas such as:
- land valuation
- licences to carry on businesses (Including travel agents,
motor car traders and others)
- planning and environment
- State taxation
- many other government decisions (such as Transport Accident
Commission decisions and freedom of information issues).
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| Australian Sites |
| Australian Institute of Building |
| The Australian Institute of Building (AIB), Incorporated by
Royal Charter, enjoys a long and proud history of supporting and
serving the building profession. For more than fifty years AIB
has worked within the building and construction industry,
government, the education sector and related stakeholders to achieve
its objectives. |
| Australian Institute of
Building Surveyors |
| The Australian Institute of Building Surveyors (AIBS) is
recognised nationally and internationally as the peak professional
body representing Building Surveyors in Australia. |
| Australian Institute of
Quantity Surveyors |
| The Australian Institute of Quality Surveyors (AIQS) is the
regulatory body of the profession. Through its leadership,
standards and code of ethics, it ensures that practising Quality
Surveyors are dedicated to maintaining the highest standards of
professional excellence.
The Institute's primary functions are to:
- ensure the necessary standards of education and training which
lead to membership,
- support the education of trainees,
- encourage and provide continuing professional development,
- maintain standards and methods of procedure,
- uphold ethical standards of practice,
- encourage and support appropriate research,
- represent the profession at government, industry and public
forums,
- lob by for and encourage economic use of building and
construction resources
- produce policies and position statements on professional and
industry matters.
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| Australian Steel
Institute |
| ASI is Australia's peak steel industry association promoting the
use of Australian steel in manufacturing and construction. |
| Building
Commission |
| The Building Commission is a statutory authority that oversees
the building control system in Victoria. We ensure the safety,
liveability and sustainability of our built environment.
The Commission does this by brining vision, innovation and
leadership to the Victorian building industry. We oversee
building legislation, regulate building practices, advise
Government, and provide services to industry and
consumers. |
| Department of Transport
(Formerly: Department of
Infrastructure) |
| On 30 April 2008, the Department of
Infrastructure became the Department of Transport to provide a
stronger focus on the delivery of transport improvements. We support
the Minister for Public Transport and the Minister for Roads and
Ports. |
| Department
of Planning and Community Development (Rescode) |
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| Department of
Sustainability and Environment |
| The Department of Sustainability and Environment is Victoria's
leading government agency responsible for promoting and managing the
sustainability of the natural and built environments. |
| EPA Victoria |
| Environment Protection Authority Victoria's purpose is to
protect, care for and improve our environment. |
| Local
Councils Victoria |
| Directory of Local Councils in Victoria. |
| Master Builders
Association Australia |
| Master Builders is the major Australian building and
construction industry association. Its primary role is to
promote the viewpoints and interests of the building and
construction industry and to provide services to members in a broad
range of areas including training, legal services, industrial
relations, building codes and standards, industry economics and
international relations. |
| The
Institution of Surveyors , Australia |
| The Institution of Surveyors, Australia (ISA) represents
Surveying and Land Information professionals in Australia. Its
members work in all fields of Land and Hydrographic Surveying as
well as the management of Land Information and Land
Development. |
| Sustainability
Victoria |
| Sustainability Victoria's purpose is to show the way to using
our resources more efficiently and reducing our everyday
environmental impacts. |
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| International Sites |
| The Blue Book of Building
and Construction |
| Over 1,000,000 Company Display Ads, Listings and Profiles in 560
Industry Classifications |
| Royal Institute of Chartered
Surveyors |
| The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors – RICS – is one of
the most respected and high profile global ‘standards and
membership’ organisations for professionals involved in land,
property, construction and environmental issues. |
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Occupational Health &
Safety |
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WorkSafe Victoria |
WorkSafe Victoria is the manager of Victoria's
workplace safety system. Broadly, the
responsibilities of WorkSafe are to:
- help avoid workplace injuries occurring
- enforce Victoria's occupational health & safety laws
- provide reasonably priced workplace injury insurance for
employers
- help injured workers back into the workforce
- manage the workers' compensation scheme by ensuring the
prompt delivery of appropriate services and adopting prudent
financial practices.
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safe@work |
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safe@work is a health and safety resource package for secondary
school students who undertake workplace learning programs. |
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Standards |
| International
Organization for Standardization |
| ISO is a network of the national standards institutes of 146
countries, on the basis of one member per country, with a Central
Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland, that coordinates the
system. ISO. The source of ISO 9000, ISO 14000 and more than 14
000 International Standards for business, government and
society. |
| Standards
Australia |
| Standards Australia was established in 1922 and is recognised
through a Memorandum of Understanding with the Commonwealth
Government as the peak non-government standards development body in
Australia. It is a company limited by guarantee, with 72 members
representing groups interested in the development and application of
standards and related products and services.
Standards Australia is Australia's leading standards development
organization and is recognised internationally as a leader in the
facilitation of standardization solutions and as on of Australia's
leading technical and business innovators. |
| Australian
Standards Online |
AS Online - Victoria University
Library
Use internet explorer to
access AS Online.
The library has a subscription to the
full text of all Australian Standards online. You can search, view
and print standards in pdf format. This does not include HB (Handbooks) or International
Standards; these publications must be purchased.
The Library has one concurrent user license so it is important to
search and browse at the first address and then log into the library
database page to download or print full text. When you have finished
searching please remember to log out, as it is only possible for one
user to use the Standards at a time. |
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